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Instruments: Piano
I'm a pianist, I've been playing playing the piano since I was 10 years old, currently 25 years old. A major highlight in my musical education was attending the high school for performing and visual arts in Houston Texas where I studied under Mr. Morales who shares my last name. I've performed with various chamber groups but I have spent my time mostly doing solo work. I consider myself primarily as a classical musician though I do enjoy various genres of music like jazz, and blues. Read More
Instruments: Piano Voice
My lessons include a number of activities including piano instruction, ear training, theory, technique, and flash cards. They are all great learning tools for a well-rounded music education. I begin teaching sight reading almost from the first lesson. It is important for me as a teacher to see students make correlations between what they hear and see. Note memorization is also essential, but rather than simply using the standard acronyms for staff reading or focus on naming notes individually, I teach students early on to recognize the overall shape of the music they read Read More
Instruments: Piano Guitar Voice
Ever since I was young I was learning all I could about music. I took classes in highschool (even helping my music theory teacher teach the class when she was busy). I graduated from Mansfield University with a degree in Music Education. I also am a signed recording artist so I meet many different types of people in the music business. I have taught over 50 students by now ranging from Piano, Guitar, voice... Read More
Instruments: Piano Voice
At the very first lesson, I try to understand how far along in training the singer has come. From the very beginning we sing so I get to understand the singers voice. Their strengths and weaknesses. I then build lessons around each singers individual vocal journey to get them to their goals which we will discuss in the first lesson as well. I am trained in a European classical format as well as Broadway foundation that can help benefit any singer. Read More
Instruments: Piano
When I started my piano lessons, I worked mostly with the Hanon exercises. Since this book has always been essential material to my learning, I will use this book to teach the beginning students and show them that exercises can also be fun and enjoyable to play, as I find them to be. As the student begins to dominate the basics of piano, I will introduce simple and easy pieces of Classical Music that will not only be fundamental to the beginner student's learning but also of the students liking; this way the learning will also be enjoyable and fun. Read More
Instruments: Piano Guitar Violin
The method varies according to each student. Everyone has a diffent goal in their musical journey; My main goal is to provide a well rounded and dynamic instruction, where the student will have a solid understanding of the basic pilars of music: ear training, technique and reading skills;this will redund in quality performance. my students will learn to play both, by ear and by reading. Read More
Instruments: Piano Voice Saxophone Drums
I am the students greatest motivator. I love to bring out the best in all of my students and help them discover things about their musical capacities that they never have before. I am highly enthusiastic and believe that every one learns at their own pace. Its never about how quickly you learn something, but about how well you learn it, even if it takes time. I like to acknowledge the students progress and their accomplishments because I believe it helps the student to have the desire to keep learning and progressing. Read More
Instruments: Guitar Bass Guitar Ukulele Mandolin Lute Music Electric Guitar Classical Guitar Acoustic Guitar
What does a normal practice session look like for you?
Normally I practice anywhere from 4-6 hours per day, depending on the day. Prior to practicing I do a few stretches to help relax my entire body. Then I look over the music before even touching my instrument and count the rhythms of each voice aloud. Then I sing the voices in my head or aloud. After that I take a note of how I expect the phrasing of the passage to be and identify areas where the technique might be difficult. Then I begin working out fingerings for each measure and practice it very slowly to train my muscle memory for the passage. Then I turn on the metronome and begin working with it to ensure that I am playing everything rhythmically accurate. Once all that is done for the entire piece I begin working sections of the piece slowly and with the metronome until it's committed to memory. Then I play the piece slowly without the metronome and speed it up to rhythm. After each "performance" I look back to the music and figure out where I stumbled, or what I want to be clearer, or anything of that like.
What do you think is the hardest thing to master on your instrument?
There is a myriad of techniques that are very difficult to master, things like tremolo, cross string trills, artificial harmonics, tambora, tremolo rasgueado, and etc. But the largest hurdle I see most guitarists struggle with is the "Barre" a technique in which the performer holds many strings down with the index finger. I've seen many fail to learn it, and I've seen many play it incorrectly. Personally it took me a long time to get used to the technique, but I have a surefire way of teaching it so that the student will master it in no time!
Do you use specific teaching methods or books? (Ex: Alfred, Bastion, Suzuki, Hal Leonard) Why did you choose them if you did?
I recommend two of them: Scott Tennant's "Pumping Nylon" and Pepe Romero's "La Guitarra". These are not necessary at all to begin lessons at any level. I can supply free resources that are great for learning. Mauro Giuliani's Right Hand Studies, and etudes by Matteo Carcassi and Fernando Sor.
What musical accomplishments are you most proud of?
Aside from my many performances with Pepe Romero, my big accomplishments personally are having performed many of my arrangements of famous piano pieces for guitar. I've arranged something like 300 pages of music for guitar ensembles, solo guitar, guitar and piano, guitar and violin and etc.
Have any of your students won awards or been selected for special honors? How have they succeeded?
To be completely honest, I have not had many students. The one student I did have for a few months moved on to play in several church bands and continues to play and love the guitar to this day.
Why did you choose your primary instrument?
Before I made the switch to classical guitar, I played a lot of acoustic guitar -- mostly folk. Then I heard a music video by a guitarist named Michael Lucarelli on youtube, and decided that I needed to learn how to play that kind of guitar. I searched all over Louisiana looking for a teacher that could help me in learning this gorgeous music, but very few had any inkling of how to play. That's when I discovered Mr.Patrick Kerber, who is a true master of the instrument and he helped me immensely.
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